Python Packaging Demystified

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Session shows how packaging actually works: pyproject.toml and PEP 517 for isolated builds, concrete use of flit, setuptools and pip as front- and back-ends, and virtualenv for isolated installs. It builds sdist then wheel, covers C-extension compilation and a measured speedup (about 105ms → 70ms), demonstrates uploading with twine, and creates runnable bundles with shiv pex pyinstaller demos. It inspects import machinery and sys.path, explains build backend vs front-end, and includes live terminal exercises and hands-on packaging tasks.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:51Packaging concepts
3. 15:48Libraries vs applications
4. 19:52Virtual environments
5. 34:09The import system
6. 48:52Package installation
7. 57:33Source vs wheel
8. 1:10:34Building packages
9. 1:23:36Hands-on packaging
10. 1:36:14C extensions
11. 1:46:47Uploading and distributing
12. 1:59:23Package discovery
13. 2:03:21Testing libraries
14. 2:10:08Building applications
15. 2:18:48Zip applications
16. 2:26:46PyInstaller
17. 2:30:53Advanced packaging

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